K.C. QUALITY CARE, LLC A/A/O MECENE HERCULE
v.
DIRECT GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
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A trial court violates the governing standard for reviewing a motion to dismiss by relying on a judgment from a separate, unattached case rather than confining itself to well-pled allegations within the complaint.
[1] When evaluating a motion to dismiss, trial courts must confine their review to well-pled allegations contained within the complaint and may not rely on judgments from sep…
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WALLIS, J.
KC Quality Care, LLC a/a/o Mecene Hercule ("KC Quality") appeals the order granting Direct General Insurance Company's Motion to Dismiss the complaint with prejudice. KC Quality argues that the trial court violated procedural rules by relying on a default judgment from a separate case to grant the dismissal. We agree.
It is well-established that when considering a motion to dismiss a complaint, trial courts are confined to the allegations contained within the four corners of the complaint and must accept all well-pled allegations as true. Deutsche Bank Nat'l Tr. Co. v. Lippi, 78 So. 3d 81, 84 (Fla. 5th DCA 2012). Therefore, the trial court's reliance on a judgment from a separate case that was not attached to KC Quality's complaint or incorporated by reference was error. See KC Quality Care, LLC v. Direct Gen. Ins. Co., 47 Fla. L. Weekly D1615 (Fla. 5th DCA July 29, 2022). We reverse and remand for further proceedings.
REVERSED and REMANDED.
HARRIS and SASSO, JJ., concur.
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